Event between (120348) 04TY364 and star GA0840:00338625 with event index number of 2141609
Geocentric closest approach at 2027/08/05 16:20:48 UTC
J2000 position of star is 04:04:30.7 -04:16:05
Equinox of date position of star is 04:05:42.5 -04:12:14
Stellar brightness G=12.9,
use SENSEUP=32 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 500 milli-seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 116 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 15% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=20.3
Object is 38.4 AU from the Sun
and 38.6 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 16.9
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
2.2 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 98 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
1614 km.
The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=4.3
Diameter=787.1 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 48.3 sec chord
Diameter=321.3 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 19.7 sec chord
Dynamical classification is SCATEXTD
Star training set for 120348, (2027/08/05 16:21UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Rigel 05:15:51.9 -08:10:19 0.1 17.84 98 67Bet Eri 05:09:12.5 -05:03:10 2.8 15.80 100 35 Eri 04:02:56.1 -01:28:27 5.3 2.82 117 PPM 186514 04:06:27.1 -04:42:46 8.5 0.54 115 PPM 186494 04:05:42.4 -04:08:10 9.3 0.07 116 120348 04:05:53.2 -04:11:39 12.9 115 Positions are for equinox of date
Azimuth is measured in degrees eastward from north. North is at an azimuth of 0, due East is at an azimuth of 90 degrees, due South is 180, and due West is 270.
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Star training set for 120348, (2027/08/05 16:21UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Rigel 05:14:32.3 -08:12:06 0.1 17.84 98 67Bet Eri 05:07:50.8 -05:05:13 2.8 15.80 100 35 Eri 04:01:32.1 -01:32:59 5.3 2.82 117 PPM 186514 04:05:04.9 -04:47:10 8.5 0.54 115 PPM 186494 04:04:19.9 -04:12:36 9.3 0.07 116 120348 04:04:30.7 -04:16:05 12.9 116 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2024/01/09 04:37:07 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute